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The original use of the term "parody" in music referred to re-use for wholly serious purposes of existing music. In popular music that sense of "parody" is still applicable to the use of folk music in the serious songs of such writers as Bob Dylan, but in general, "parody" in popular music refers to the humorous distortion of musical ideas or lyrics or general style of music.
Cledus T. Judd. James Barry Poole (born December 18, 1964) is an American country music artist who records under the name Cledus T. Judd. Known primarily for his parodies of popular country songs, he has been called the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music, and his albums are usually an equal mix of original comedy songs and parodies.
Parody music. Parody music, or musical parody, involves changing or copying existing (usually well known) musical ideas, and/or lyrics, or copying the particular style of a composer or performer, or even a general style of music. In music, parody has been used for many different purposes and in various musical contexts: as a serious ...
Henri Salvador. Peter Schickele. Eric Schwartz (comedian) Verka Serduchka. Shampoo (parody band) Paul Shanklin. Allan Sherman. Shirehorses. Shlock Rock.
Among the show’s most potent sketches were its music video spoofs. Whether taking on Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul or Jimmy Swaggart, the cast knew how to turn a song on its head, through a ...
Three Lions (song) "What If..." (1996) " Three Lions ", commonly referred to as " It's Coming Home " or " Football's Coming Home ", is a song by the English comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner and the rock band the Lightning Seeds. [ 2 ] It was released on 20 May 1996 through Epic Records to mark the England football team's participation ...
Rivers released a second album of humorous holiday-themed music in 1993 entitled I Am Santa Claus (the title track was a parody of Black Sabbath's song Iron Man). [16] Later, three other Christmas-themed albums were released: More Twisted Christmas (1997); Chipmunks Roasting On an Open Fire (2000); and White Trash Christmas (2002).
Vindaloo (song) " Vindaloo " is the debut single by British band Fat Les, released in 1998 and recorded for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The music was co-written by Blur bassist Alex James and bassist Guy Pratt. The lyrics were written by comedian Keith Allen. The song was originally written as a parody of football chants, but was adopted as one in ...